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| - Duty Editor: Mike Smith Tel: +33 1 44 88 74 72 -- TOP STORIES -- + Divisions emerge over vaccine supplies + Italian PM Conte resigns + Netherlands says won't bow to 'scum' rioters + Protesting Indian farmers storm capital + Elderly gorilla recovering from Covid -- TOP STORIES -- Health-virus-Davos,WRAP PARIS The organisers of Davos seek to encourage collaboration in tackling Covid-19 but rich and poor nations appear riven by divisions over vaccine supplies. 650 words 1500 GMT by Aurelia End. Picture. Graphic Italy-politics,WRAP ROME Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resigns in the hope of forming a new government after weeks of turmoil in his ruling coalition, leaving Italy rudderless as it battles the deadly coronavirus pandemic. 650 words 1500 GMT by Alice Ritchie and Alvise Armellini. Picture. Video. Live video Also moved: Italy-politics-scenarios,FACTS Italy-politics-Conte,PROFILE Italy-politics-Renzi,PROFILE Health-virus-Netherlands-demonstration-arrest,WRAP THE HAGUE The Dutch government says it will not back down on its coronavirus curfew despite three nights of rioting by what it terms "scum", seeing police arrest more than 400 people in the country's worst unrest in four decades. 650 words 1430 GMT by Jan Hennop. Picture. Video India-agriculture-demonstration-Republic,lead NEW DELHI Thousands of farmers in tractor convoys bursts through police barricades to take their protest against agriculture reform to the heart of India's capital, just as the nation marks Republic Day with a giant military parade. 600 words moved by Bhuvan Bagga and Aishwarya Kumar. Picture. Video. Live Video Health-virus-US-animal-gorilla WASHINGTON An elderly gorilla is recovering from a serious case of Covid-19 after he was treated with cutting-edge synthetic antibodies, the San Diego Zoo says. 450 words moved. Picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- Health-virus-SAfrica-morgues,SCENE JOHANNESBURG South Africa is starting to use refrigerated shipping containers as temporary morgues as deaths from coronavirus soar. 550 words moved by Claire Doyen. Picture. Video Nepal-Pakistan-mountaineering-K2,FOCUS KATHMANDU Nepali mountaineers have for decades toiled in the shadows as foreign climbers win accolades for conquering the world's most treacherous peaks, but with the first-ever winter summit of K2 they have grasped the spotlight of success for themselves and their Himalayan nation. 700 words moved by Paavan Mathema. Picture. Video Also moving: Nepal-Pakistan-mountaineering-Nirmal-Purja,PROFILE History-Holocaust-WWII-China,FOCUS SHANGHAI As an infant, Kurt Wick escaped certain death in a Nazi concentration camp by taking refuge in Shanghai, a little-known sanctuary for thousands of European Jews fleeing the Holocaust. 650 words moved by Peter Stebbings. Picture. Video Leisure-Egypt-heritage-tourism,VIDEOESSAY ASWAN, Egypt Over a century since it first cruised the glittering waters of the Nile, the Steam Ship Sudan draws tourists following the trail of legendary crime novelist Agatha Christie. 500 words 1100 GMT by Hager Harabech. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP THE HAGUE The Netherlands sees a third night of riots as coronavirus curfew frustrations boil over, while the International Monetary Fund estimates that the pandemic will slash $22 trillion off the global economy over five years. 700 words 1500 GMT by AFP bureaus. Video. Picture. Graphic Health-virus-variant-Britain,FACTS PARIS The announcement that the coronavirus strain sweeping Britain could be more deadly as well as more transmissible has raised fresh concerns about the variant that has spread to dozens of countries. 950 words 1500 GMT by Kelly Macnamara Health-virus-Lebanon-poverty,FOCUS TRIPOLI, Lebanon Lebanon may be under a strict pandemic lockdown, but father-of-six Omar Qarhani is still working because he is far more scared of poverty than Covid-19. 700 words 1530 GMT by Jana Dhayby with Bachir El-Khoury in Beirut. Picture. Video Health-virus-vaccines-MENA-diplomacy,FOCUS JERUSALEM Pfizer or Sinopharm? The US or China? In the Middle East, novel coronavirus vaccine orders are driven by diplomatic and logistical considerations, reflecting Beijing's growing influence. 860 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee with AFP Middle East bureaus Health-virus-France-vaccine,FOCUS PARIS News that France has fallen further behind in the race to develop Covid-19 vaccines is causing dismay, reigniting a debate about the country's standing in the world and its scientific prowess. 650 words moved by Gaelle Geoffroy and Adam Plowright. Health-virus-vaccine-WHO-Moderna,2ndlead GENEVA World Health Organization experts cautiously back delaying second injections of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine in some situations, as they have already done for the Pfizer-BioNTech jabs. 650 words 1430 GMT by Nina Larson Health-virus-Indonesia,lead JAKARTA Indonesia passes more than one million Covid-19 cases, as the archipelago launches one of the world's biggest vaccine drives to clamp down on a soaring infection rate. 550 words moved by Dessy Sagita. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-impeachment,FOCUS WASHINGTON Former president Donald Trump moves quickly to exert his influence over the Republican party from his new home in Florida, endorsing a top ally in her first run for office and seeking to contain any rebellion by senators in his impeachment trial. 600 words 1800 GMT by Sebastian Smith. File picture. File video. Graphic Health-virus-Colombia,2ndlead BOGOTA Colombia's Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo dies of complications stemming from Covid-19. 400 words 1430 GMT. File picture -- ASIA -- Australia-indigenous-demonstration-health-virus,WRAP SYDNEY Thousands of Australians defy coronavirus rules to protest the country's national day, held on the anniversary of British colonisation of the vast continent that its Indigenous population calls "Invasion Day". 650 words moved by Andrew Leeson. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Iran-nuclear-diplomacy-Russia,WRAP MOSCOW Russia says it is up to Washington to take the first steps if US President Joe Biden wants to salvage the landmark Iran nuclear deal. 650 words moved by Jonathan Brown. Picture. Video Tunisia-politics-unrest,WRAP TUNIS Tunisian lawmakers hold a heated session to approve a major cabinet reshuffle that has highlighted growing strain between the president and the premier, as tensions in the country run high. 500 words 1500 GMT. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Germany-politic-farright-AfD,FOCUS BERLIN Germany's domestic security agency is on the verge of announcing whether the far-right AfD will be placed under surveillance for posing a threat to democracy, dealing a potential blow to the anti-immigration party in a key election year. 700 words moved by Mathieu Foulkes. File picture -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-army-unrest LAGOS Authorities declare a curfew in and around a city in southeastern Nigeria after clashes erupt between the army and a local militia, killing at least one person. 500 words moved Uganda-politics,lead KAMPALA Ugandan soldiers have stood down their positions around the residence of opposition leader Bobi Wine, a day after a court ordered an end to the confinement of the presidential runner-up. 400 words moved. Picture -- SPORT -- Fbl-ENG-Pr-Chelsea-Lampard-Tuchel,WRAP LONDON Thomas Tuchel is set to be the next high-profile coach to become Chelsea manager several years after he first spoke with them about the job. 600 words 1430 GMT. File Picture -- ECONOMY -- IMF-economy-health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The global economy is expected to see a strong rebound this year but the coronavirus crisis is causing severe damage, and will slash tens of trillions off world GDP, the IMF says. 600 words 1600 GMT by Heather Scott. Graphic Also moved: IMF-economy-Health-virus,TABLE Health-virus-Germany-debt,2ndlead BERLIN The relentless coronavirus pandemic forces Germany to put on hold its cherished fiscal discipline, with Europe's economic powerhouse now expected to take on massive new debt in coming years to bankroll its recovery. 500 words 1530 GMT by Hui Min Neo -- LIFESTYLE -- Lifestyle-Saudi-fashion-women,FOCUS RIYADH Donning chic neck-to-toe abayas, models saunter in high heels around a swimming pool in a glitter-filled fashion show staged in the unlikeliest of places: Saudi Arabia. 700 words moved by Anuj Choprah. Picture afp
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